Reflexive Practice
Conduct regular self-assessment of own competencies and interactions with others within different systems and take the necessary actions to continuously develop as a professional
Type
Domain
Competency Area
Professional Practice
Levels
Recognise personal qualities and beliefs and their impact on professional activities
Demonstrate self- awareness in professional practice
Recognise individual attitudes, values, and beliefs towards clients
Apply general self- awareness and self- assessment skills in professional activities
Identify personal strengths and weaknesses for improvements to personal and professional effectiveness
Appropriately seek advice or consultation from more experienced professionals
Identify red flags in situations
Identify gaps and limitations and seek personal and professional development
Recognise impact of individual attitudes, values, and beliefs on clients
Apply self-assessment and self-monitoring techniques in professional practice
Identify limitations relating to current professional competence and areas of improvements
Utilise supervision and feedback to reflect on personal and professional effectiveness and development needs
Identify and acquire additional competencies and developmental needs for effective professional practice
Identify potential adjustments in personal and professional behaviours and their impact on professional activities
Apply learnings for personal and professional improvement
Demonstrate ability to handle complexities and sensitives of client issues in professional practice
Practise adequate self- assessment and monitoring
Reflect on personal and professional effectiveness in professional practice and in engagements with other social service professionals
Identify and assess assumptions and implicitly biases underlying actions and experiences of self, clients or other professionals
Assess objective and subjective approaches to make sense of client experiences and situations
Assess and discuss professional developmental needs
Plan learning development according to professional requirements and proactively seek supervision, consultation or relevant trainings
Improve personal and professional effectiveness in professional practice
Assess actions and experiences of self, clients and other professionals and their therapeutic relationships, and the social context to provide other insights in professional practice
Adapt personal and professional behaviours based on objective and subjective assessment of client information
Practise effective self- assessment
Assess the strengths, weaknesses and professional development needs of self and other social service professionals
Evaluate the efficacy of personal and professional behaviours in professional activities and service provision and adapt accordingly
Facilitate adaptations to personal and professional behaviours by other social service professionals amidst client interactions, ethical dilemmas, conflicts and misalignments in personal values and beliefs
Establish, prioritise, implement, and evaluate development plans to meet development needs and professional effectiveness
Seek out peer feedback and/or supervision to improve personal and professional effectiveness
Create an environment that promotes reflexive practice and learning
Seek constructive feedback from peers, supervisors, experienced professionals within or outside of professional practice
Analyse needs for competent, effective and safe practice, and provide active support for professional staff development
Monitor, evaluate and reflect on professional practice
Review effectiveness of development opportunities and resources in meeting professional development needs
Discuss individual reflections and reflexion with peers, supervisors or mentors
Develop frameworks and action plans to prioritise aspects of professional practice for development
Create a climate of accountability and commitment for self- improvement
Promote a safe environment for self- reflection and assessment
Drive improvements to support systems within or outside the organisation to support development of professional practice